Lady of Avalon, the sequel to The Forest House (1993; see separate entry), and the prequel to The Mists of Avalon (1982) traces the continuum of the Druid line from its removal to Avalon in the first century A.D. to the death of Arthur at the end of Mists.

Currently, Celtic lore continues to enjoy popularity in popular literature and in New Age philosophy. With its revived interest in nature and goddess religions, magic, and witchcraft, Bradley's Druid trilogy of The Forest House, Lady of Avalon, and Mists of Avalon draw upon and continue to fashion this interest. Peter Berresford Ellis's well-known work The Druids made the case for Druids in 1994, and Celtic music of the mystical variety was popular throughout the decade. Morgan Llywelyn's historical novel Druids (1991) and Donna Gillespie's The Light Bearer (1994) dramatized the conflict between Celtic Gauls and Romans, while Patricia Kennealy-Morrison's Keltiad series...